Popper action

Has anybody used these Williamson Poppers for chucking around?

Was just curious on how they went!!!! Looks like they've got all the bells and whistles....


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ive got a rw ... dont even

Sat, 2009-01-10 20:54

ive got a rw ... dont even think i used it at exmouth last year :(

was too busy casting around dunbell poppers from r2s ...

hopefully on of the exmouth/karratha boys have tried em as id be interested to know if they work as well.

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I havent used them but they

Sat, 2009-01-10 21:07

I havent used them but they look good.  Might have to get me some. 

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dunno

Sun, 2009-01-11 10:01

They look the goods, but reckon I'd be upgrading those trebles...

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Hi Ya, Not critisizing the

Sun, 2009-01-11 11:19


Hi Ya,

Not critisizing the poppers at all but a question or three.

  1. I thought that the whole purpose of a popper was the splash caused by the blooping acroos the surface of the water and that it is the splash that attracts fish.  If that is the case, why all the bling on the popper?
  2. If it is the splashing of the popper across the surface that attracts fish, is the bling to catch fish or fisherpersons? 
  3. If the bling is only to catch fisherpersons, how much cheaper would they be if there wasn't any bling?
  4. So, and finally, are we buying poppers (and any other sort of lure for that matter) because they look good to us or because they actually work?

 Having said all that, they sure do look pretty pretty.

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Colour is very important on

Sun, 2009-01-11 12:23

Colour is very important on a popper. It allows you to see it a lot easier :p Though, apparently it doesnt matter to the fish because all they see is a silhouette.

I guess if they didnt look the part, people wouldnt be as confident buying them. A lot of sales will be due to how effective they look. Ones that dont look effective probably wont sell as well (unless they get good word of mouth). As several fishos say, the most important thing is that you are confident using it.

I must say the richter plugs look pretty crappy (i.e. the moulding looks cheap), but they work well :D. 

 

 

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the million dollar question.....

Sun, 2009-01-11 11:24

I think these retail for around $30 which compared to $150 some pay is self explainitary......

I can answer all your qeustions but it will cost ya a million.....ha ha

personally for me its the hook end thats gota hold.......cause my fish are big...ha ha

 

 

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Hi Ya, Had I won the 30mil

Sun, 2009-01-11 11:39


Hi Ya,

Had I won the 30mil last weekend I'd have asked for your answer LaughingLaughingLaughing

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they're ok but nothing

Sun, 2009-01-11 12:12

they're ok but nothing special. for your money I think you'd be better off buying dumbells. definately upgrade the trebles.

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Lures

Sun, 2009-01-11 12:57

Lures are designed to catch fishermen not fish.I have never seen a fish that can read let alone front up to a counter with money.Like everyone I have lure in my box that catch and a lot that look good to me but are not worth a pinch of manure

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I have a mate that made a

Sun, 2009-01-11 15:52

I have a mate that made a few poppers of his own out of wood, not much to look at but he's caught fish on them...

If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.

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Red White Flame sounds like

Sun, 2009-01-11 16:39

Red White Flame sounds like a paintjob for a Monaro?!?!

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WHAT

Sun, 2009-01-11 17:39

 No self respecting MONARO owner would disgrace his pride and joy  with painted on flames .We left that to the fluffy dice boys with falcons .Tongue out

 

 

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I agree that a lot of the

Sun, 2009-01-11 18:17

I agree that a lot of the bling is for the fisherman.  But color does matter as well as flash.  Water clarity, type of bait fish and time of day are some of the main things I consider when choosing which lure to drag out.  I reckon that these would be good for a slow troll, with those little jet holes in the face they would create heaps of bubbles and would be cracker Mackeral lures.  I would run one of these in the middle of my spread with a couple of divers either side.

My name is michael and I am a lure addict. Wink

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Lures

Sun, 2009-01-11 18:37

Have caught tuna on a bit of rag[any colour]tied to a hook trolled through the water plus salmon on a bit of garden hose the same way we use drinking straws to catch herring

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Salmon on garden hose eh

Sun, 2009-01-11 18:43

Salmon on garden hose eh ?,,,the neighbour just got a new hose he will not mind if i modify it a bit after midnight,,,Cool

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Hose

Sun, 2009-01-11 20:54

If you are going to nip a bit off his hose,don't do what petrol theives do and take the bit from the middle,
Theiving bastards